Bubs was born on July 10th at 11:29pm. Named Jacob.
Birth weight was 3.6kg, head circumference was 36cm, and the stupid midwife didn't measure his length!!!
We went home fine three days after the birth and he was breast feeding good. Two days later he was refusing feeds so I took him to tthe hospital. Ended up getting rushed up to the Mater Children's Hospita, Brisbane (like 3 hours from home). Spent two days in ICU and then nine days in the ward. The doctors aren't sure what the problem was exactly. He had an infection, but they never told me what, and then he couldn't maintain his own blood sugar levels. They fasted him for 8 hours when he was 2 weeks old to see how his sugar levels went, and since then they havebeen fine.
We have been home for 8 days now, and I am hoping that we've had our fair share of scary baby experiences. For a while atleast!!!
Had a normal vaginal birth. No pain relief at all. Ended up with two superficial stitches.
Birth is definitely an eye opening experince, but I've pretty much forgotten it now anyway!
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